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Colorado Media Newsroom
June 11th, 2024, 03:37 PM
From Radio Insight:



Nielsen Audio has released Day 2 of its monthly four day sweep of ratings in PPM markets.
Today’s releases include Washington DC, Boston, Miami, Seattle, Phoenix, Detroit, Minneapolis, Tampa/St. Petersburg, San Diego, Denver, Baltimore, and St. Louis.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings (https://RadioInsight.com/ratings).
Washington DC (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/washington-dc/)https://i0.wp.com/radioinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/wpgc.png?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1Public News/Talk 88.5 WAMU continues to lead in Washington down 11.3 to 10.7. Hubbard News 103.5 WTOP rises 7.8 to 8.2. Howard University Adult R&B 96.3 WHUR dips 7.6 to 7.4. iHeartMedia AC 97.1 WASH if off 5.7 to 5.5. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.3/92.7” WMMJ/WDCJ holds at a 4.9 share.
iHeartMedia Alternative “DC 101” WWDC trends up 3.8 – 4.0 – 4.3. Audacy Classic Hits “94.7 The Drive” WIAD is up 3.5 to 4.1, while sister Hip Hop 95.5 WPGC rises 3.1 – 3.4 – 4.0 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its best showing since May 2022. Radio One Gospel “Praise 104.1” WPRS-FM rises 2.9 to 3.6.
Cumulus Conservative Talk 105.9 WMAL drops 4.8 – 4.6 – 3.8. iHeart Country 98.7 WMZQ slides 4.2 – 3.9 – 3.4. Atlantic Gateway Communications Christian AC 91.9 WGTS falls 3.8 to 1.4.
Audacy Sports “106.7 The Fan” WJFK-FM is down 2.5 to 2.0, but its stream is up 0.8 to 0.9. Spanish CHR “El Zol 107.9” WLZL trends down 2.3 – 2.2 – 1.6.
Boston (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/boston/)https://i0.wp.com/radioinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/985sportshub.png?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1Beasley Media’s “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM rises 10.1 to 11.0 to expand its lead to over five shares. Beasley Classic Hits 105.7 WROR is second down 6.1 to 5.7. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 104.1” WWBX places third 5.7 to 5.6. Public News/Talk 90.9 WBUR slides 6.4 – 5.8 – 5.4. Audacy AC “Magic 106.7” WMJX is off 5.0 to 4.9.
iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 108” WXKS-FM rises 4.0 to 4.6, while sister News 1030 WBZ dips 4.9 to 4.5 and Conservative Talk 680 WRKO is down 3.3 to 2.9. Public News/Talk 89.7 WGBH-FM is down 4.3 to 3.8. Audacy Sports 93.7 WEEI climbs 3.0 – 3.9 – 4.0.
Between the departures of morning hosts (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/268300/morning-changes-at-wzlx/) Pete McKenzie and Heather Ford and arrival of former WBZ-FM morning host Rich Shertenlieb, iHeartMedia Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX plummets 5.6 to 3.8. Beasley’s competing “Rock 92.9” WBOS slips 2.1 – 1.7 – 1.6.
AAA 88.9 WERS rises 1.4 to 2.2 to surpass Northeast Broadcasting’s “92.5 The River” WXRV as it is up 1.5 to 1.7.
Miami/Fort Lauderdale (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/miami-fort-lauderdale/)https://i0.wp.com/radioinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/wmib.png?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1Cox Media Group Adult R&B “Hot 105” WHQT maintains its commanding lead up 9.0 to 9.2. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 107.5” WAMR is down 6.8 to 6.4. Cox Soft AC “Easy 93.1” WFEZ rises 5.9 to 6.3. Audacy AC “101.5 Lite-FM” WLYF dips 6.5 to 6.2. iHeartMedia Bilingual Soft AC “Magic 93.9” WMIA-FM moves 5.1 to 5.0.
Public News/Talk 91.3 WLRN-FM trends down 5.6 – 5.3 – 4.3. Hope Media Group Christian AC “88.1 Way-FM” WAYF drops 1.6 – 1.4 – 0.6.
In its final monthly ahead of its flip to Rhythmic Throwbacks (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/269695/power-96-flips-to-90s-2000s-rhythmic-throwbacks/), Audacy CHR “Power 96” WPOW-FM inches up 1.8 to 1.9. Cox Rhythmic AC “Hits 97.3” WFLC trends up 2.3 – 2.6 – 2.9. Audacy’s “99.9 Kiss Country” WKIS-FM rises 3.2 to 3.9, while Classic Hits “102.7 The Beach” WMXJ is up 3.3 to 3.8.
iHeartMedia Hip Hop “103.5 The Beat” WMIB jumps 2.0 – 2.6 – 3.6. Cox’s “99 Jamz” WEDR dips 3.3 to 3.1 with its stream adding a 0.4 share.
Seattle/Tacoma (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/seattle-tacoma/)https://i0.wp.com/radioinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/957thejet.png?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1iHeartMedia Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK continues in the lead down slightly 8.2 to 8.0. Public News/Talk 94.9 KUOW-FM holds at a 7.3 share. With the new Country competition, Audacy’s “100.7 The Wolf” KKWF is down 7.5 to 6.2. Audacy Rock 99.9 KISW is off 5.4 to 5.2. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 The Jet” KJEB rises 3.7 – 4.1 – 4.8.
Bonneville News/Talk 97.3 KIRO-FM is up 3.8 to 4.5. Lotus Conservative Talk 570 KVI climbs 1.0 – 1.3 – 1.8.
iHeartMedia CHR “Hits 106.1” KBKS rises 3.6 to 4.2 to pull ahead of Bonneville CHR “Movin 92.5” KQMV as it drops 4.5 to 4.0. Hubbard AC “Warm 106.9” KRWM drops 4.8 to 3.9. Audacy Rhythmic Hot AC “Hot 103.7” KHTP swings 3.7 – 2.7 – 3.7.
Crista Media Christian AC “Spirit 105.3” KCMS-FM rises 1.8 – 2.0 – 2.3. Audacy Alternative “107.7 The End” KNDD falls 3.2 – 2.6 – 2.2.
In their second full monthlies since both flipping to Country (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/266838/star-101-5-seattle-to-flip-today/) on April 1, Lotus’ “101.5 Hank-FM” KPLZ is up 1.8 to 2.1, while Hubbard’s “98.9 The Bull” KPNW-FM is up 1.1 to 1.4.
Phoenix (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/phoenix/)https://i0.wp.com/radioinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/kmvp.png?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1iHeartMedia AC “99.9 KEZ” KESZ expands its lead 9.2 to 9.5, while Hubbard Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX falls 7.1 to 5.9. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “95.5 The Mountain” KYOT dips 6.0 to 5.7. Desert Valley Media Group Oldies “94.9/95.1 The Wow Factor” KOAI is up 4.6 to 4.9. Hubbard Rock “98 KUPD” is fifth 4.7 to 4.6.
Audacy Classic Hits “Big 94.5” KOOL-FM rises 3.9 to 4.5. Hubbard Alternative “93.3 Alt AZ” KDKB gains 3.6 to 4.2. Bonneville’s “Arizona Sports 98.7” KMVP-FM is up for the fifth straight month 2.9 to 3.4. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 550 KFYI rises 2.9 to 3.4.
Univision Spanish AC “Amor 106.3” KOMR rises 2.1 – 2.7 – 3.2. Entravision’s “La Suavecita 107.1” KVVA-FM slides 1.8 – 1.6 – 0.9 after losing its west side simulcast (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/267293/phoenix-to-get-en-fuego/). Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 105.9” KHOT climbs 1.3 – 1.9 – 2.4.
Detroit (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/detroit/)https://i0.wp.com/radioinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/wnic.png?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1iHeartMedia AC 100.3 WNIC reclaims* the Motor City lead up 7.8 to 8.3. Audacy Sports “97.1 The Ticket” WXYT-FM drops 9.2 to 8.2, with its stream adding a 1.6 share. iHeartMedia CHR “Channel 95.5” WKQI gains 6.3 to 7.2. Beasley Media Classic Rock 94.7 WCSX is up 6.1 to 6.9. Audacy Country 99.5 WYCD drops 7.8 to 6.8.
Audacy News 950 WWJ trends down 5.3 – 4.6 – 4.4.
iHeartMedia Hip Hop 97.9 WJLB rises 2.7 to 3.3. Beasley Adult R&B “105.9 Kiss-FM” WDMK is up 2.1 to 2.7.
Minneapolis/St. Paul (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/minneapolis-st-paul/)https://i0.wp.com/radioinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ktis.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1Northwestern Media Christian AC 98.5 KTIS-FM jumps up 8.7 to 11.0. iHeartMedia Sports “100.3 K-FAN” KFXN-FM trends up 7.1 – 7.4 – 8.0 – 8.4. iHeart Classic Hits “Kool 108” KQQL rises 6.9 to 7.3. Hubbard Hot AC “KS 95” KSTP-FM is up 6.7 to 6.8. iHeartMedia Country “K102” KEEY is fifth 6.5 to 6.3.
Public News/Talk 91.1 KNOW-FM trends down 7.5 – 6.4 – 6.0. Cumulus Media Rock “93X” KXXR drops 5.4 to 4.2.
iHeartMedia 101.3 KDWB rises 4.7 – 5.6 – 5.8. WRPX Inc. Oldies 740 WDGY jumps 1.2 to 2.2 to tie the station record highs set in the winter of 2023. Audacy Country “102.9 The Wolf” KMNB is down 2.4 to 2.0.
Tampa/St. Petersburg (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/tampa-st-petersburg/)https://i0.wp.com/radioinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/wtbv.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1Cox Soft AC 105.5 WDUV maintains its dominant lead holding at a 10.8 share. iHeartMedia AC “Mix 100.7” WMTX climbs up to second 4.5 – 5.5 – 6.3. Cox Classic Rock “107.3 The Eagle” WXGL is down 6.6 to 6.1. Cox Adult R&B “101.5 The Vibe” WTBV-FM jumps 4.6 to 5.6, which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is the largest share on the frequency since June 2014, and its stream rises 0.4 to 0.7. Beasley Media Country 99.5 WQYK dips 5.6 to 5.5.
iHeartMedia Country “US 103.5” WFUS rebounds 4.7 to 5.3. Beasley Classic Hits “Q105” WRBQ is up 4.0 to 4.6.
Cox Hot AC “Magic 94.9” WWRM falls 4.2 to 3.5.
San Diego (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/san-diego/)https://i0.wp.com/radioinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/kwfn.png?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1Audacy Classic Hits “Sunny 98.1” KXSN maintains its lead 7.3 to 7.2. Public News/Talk 89.5 KPBS-FM holds at a 6.6 share. Local Media San Diego Rhythmic AC “Magic 92.5” XHRM is steady at a 6.4 share. Audacy Country 103.7 KSON rises 4.6 to 5.7. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 94.1” KMYI is up 4.5 to 5.3.
Audacy Sports “97.3 The Fan” KWFN trends up 3.0 – 3.4 – 4.0 – 4.3. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 106.5” KLNV is up 3.2 to 3.9.
iHeartMedia News/Talk 600 KOGO slides 4.8 – 4.3 – 3.9.
Denver (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/denver/)https://i0.wp.com/radioinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/kbco.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1Bonneville AC 101.1 KOSI claims a narrow lead holding steady at a 6.4 share. KSE Media Classic Hits “Kool 105” KXKL rises to second 5.8 to 6.3. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “103.5 The Fox” KRFX rises 5.7 to 6.1, with sister Alternative “Channel 93.3” KTCL right behind 6.0 to 5.9. Bonneville Country 98.5 KYGO drops 7.1 to 5.8.
iHeartMedia AAA 97.3 KBCO surges up 3.6 – 4.8 – 5.4. Both Hot ACs are up with KSE Media’s “Mix 100” KIMN rising 4.4 to 4.7 and Audacy’s “Alice 105.9” KALC 4.0 to 4.6.
Audacy Classic Rock “99.5 The Mountain” KQMT is up 3.7 to 4.4, sister Classic Country “Front Range Country 103.1” KQKS-FM is up 1.1 to 1.5.
Entravision Regional Mexican “La Tricolor 96.5” KXPK drops 4.4 to 3.5, while sister Spanish Adult Hits “La Suavecita 92.1” KJMN is down 3.6 to 2.5.
KSE Media Sports “Altitude 92.5” KKSE-FM trends up 2.4 – 3.0 – 3.4 as Bonneville’s “104.3 The Fan” KKFN falls 3.6 – 3.4 – 2.8.
Audacy Rhythmic CHR “KS 107.5” KQKS is up 2.3 to 2.8. iHeartMedia CHR “Hits 95.7” KDHT is down 3.4 to 2.8.
Baltimore (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/baltimore/)https://i0.wp.com/radioinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/wrbsfm.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1Audacy AC “Today’s 101.9” WLIF remains on top down 9.5 to 8.6. iHeartMedia Country 93.1 WPOC swings 7.9 – 6.0 – 7.9. Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.9” WWIN-FM slides 8.8 – 8.3 – 7.5. Brighter Media Group Christian AC “95.1 Bright-FM” WRBS-FM jumps 5.0 to 6.5 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is a record high for the station. Radio One Hip Hop “92Q” WERQ dips 6.1 to 5.8.
Public News/Talk 88.1 WYPR jumps up 3.3 to 5.2 for what Huff notes is its best showing since January 2022.
iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” WQSR rises 4.4 – 4.7 – 5.1. Shamrock Classic Rock “100.7 The Bay” WZBA is up 3.4 to 4.0. iHeart CHR “Z104.3” WZFT rises 1.7 – 1.9 – 2.2.
St. Louis (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/st-louis/)https://i0.wp.com/radioinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/klou.png?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1iHeartMedia Classic Hits 103.3 KLOU trends up 7.6 – 8.3 – 9.8 to claim the St. Louis lead. Hubbard Classic Rock “KSHE 95” is down 9.7 – 9.1 – 8.6. Hubbard Variety Hits “106.5 The Arch” WARH is up 7.5 to 7.9. Audacy Adult R&B “96.3 R&B” WFUN-FM holds at a 6.9 share. Hubbard Rock/Alternative “105.7 The Point” KPNT rebounds 5.8 to 6.6.
Audacy AC 102.5 KEZK drops 6.7 to 5.8. Audacy Hot AC “Y98” KYKY slides 5.1 – 3.6 – 3.2 with its stream adding a 0.6 share.
Audacy News/Talk 1120/98.7 KMOX rises 3.0 – 4.5 – 4.7, but its stream is down 0.9 to 0.6. Hubbard Sports “101 ESPN” WXOS drops 5.1 – 3.8 – 3.1.
Gateway Creative Broadcasting Christian AC “99.1 Joy-FM” KLJY rises 3.5 – 4.0 – 4.6.





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